A series of tunnels excavated by gang members and illegal miners were detected by the Public Force in Crucitas de Cutris, San Carlos. At least five tunnels have been detected by the police in an operation called ‘Lapa 1’ to dismantle the clandestine action of the gang members determined to extract gold in that border […]
Costa Rica gets Guinness World Records by collecting plastic
Costa Rica managed to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest amount of plastic bottles collected in eight hours for recycling. The authorities of the famous book have reviewed and validated the documentation collected during the recycling event that took place on December 7th with the participation of both individual volunteers and companies […]
Costa Rican debts increased 101% in five years
Costa Ricans live in debt. Figures provided by the government on Wednesday show that, in the last five years, the financial obligations of the Costa Ricans have increased by 101%, reaching approximately ₡1.2 billion. As a result, this Wednesday the Executive Power announced a plan to mitigate the situation that distresses thousands of Costa Rican […]
Central Bank maintains inflation target for 2019 and predicts higher growth
A growth in inflation within the range of 2% to 4%, as well as an economic growth figure of 3.2%, (better than in 2018), are the official macroeconomic forecasts for this year. These are some of the estimates contemplated by the Central Bank of Costa Rica in its 2019-2020 Macroeconomic Program, which was presented on […]
Costa Rica gets lower score in the global index on corruption
The impact of the cementazo in the highest ranks of the State caused Costa Rica to get a lower score in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), for the first time in many years. The country had a score of 56 (of 100), but it lost three points compared to 2017. It is the lowest […]
Constitutional Chamber notified resolution on same-sex marriage
On January 28th, the Constitutional Chamber notified the parties involved in one of the resolutions through which same-sex marriage was legalized. The lawyer Yasín Castrillo filed this appeal in 2013. He intended to repeal the articles that prevented marriage between two men or two women. The magistrates ruled in favor on August 8th, 2018. Through […]